Oliver Edwards' Essential Skills series offers simple, practical techniques for anglers who want to become better fishermen. Edwards demonstrates entomology, tying, and fishing... more
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Essential Skills With Oliver Edwards - Fishing Dry Fly On A Chalk Stream / Mayfly Time On A Chalk Stream DVD
Main specs
Actor(s): Oliver Edwards
Genre: Sports - Angling
Classification: Exempt
Production Year: 2001
Running Time: 2 hours
Plot: Essential skills for the angler including entomology, tying and fishing imitative patterns. In the first programme Oliver demonstrates the Paradun and the Footprint Dun. In the second Oliver demonstrates the Mohican Mayfly.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): Day Gardner Productions Ltd; Pinnacle Vision
Release date: 02/06/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: DGP 4403
Host: Oliver Edwards
Barcode: 5060054844031
DVD Description
Oliver Edwards' Essential Skills series offers simple, practical techniques for anglers who want to become better fishermen. Edwards demonstrates entomology, tying, and fishing imitative patterns in an easy-to-follow style ideal for beginners and advanced anglers alike. In this volume, learn about dry fly fishing and mayflies.
Advantages: Cheerful, often funny, children's programme Disadvantages: none
...I was given this DVD for christmas in the year it came out (2005), and I have to say I was pretty excited to get it as Charlie Chalk, from what I could remember of it, was always one of my favourite children's programmes. I think it was the happy-go-lucky clown, the theme tune, and all the bright colours that did it for me! And i'd say my excitement was justified as it is still as good now as it was all those years ago.
Charlie Chalk is a children's animation from the mid 80's, was created by Ivor Wood, and comes from the producers of Postman Pat. Charlie is voiced by Michael Williams, the late husband of Dame Judi Dench. The series is about a cheerful clown who was fishing out at sea, fell asleep on his little rowing boat, and woke up to find himself shipwrecked on an island called Merrytwit. This is shown in the title sequence...
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Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: A little too adult in places compared to previous offerings
...to crack some nuts, if you get my meaning. Rik then spins Eddie round and round before both hooks break and Eddie goes flying through the window. Edward then comes into the kitchen to find out why no one has served breakfast so Rik decides to beat him up. One beating later and Rik is passed out.
Rik dreams of love nymphs getting undressed, but they turn into Eddie and he wakes up. Eddie has been trying to bring him round for eight hours with a hammer. Eddie then breaks the news that the guests have all left without paying and Rik is not best pleased. Mrs Foxfur is still there though, so Rik fills her with brandy before asking for money. When this trick fails, he notices that she has some gold teeth. They are just about to start some bridgework with a sledgehammer when the nice family arrives.
On my PC DVD player, the film constantly...
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